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« » volume XXIV Number 4 1 ■ « • Serving (lie community through cultural diversity October 12, 1994 (The ;)fínTÍÍan:it (Dbseruer Children’s Store Gifts, Give Twice «r o m nt u n i t y Jz a ( c i t ò a r Salmon Festival This Weekend G inny Burdick said she couldn’t face yet another holiday season. “They’d become so materialistic and over the last few years holiday shopping had become more of a chore than a job,” said the Portland resident. Then she found Our Children’s Store. “I did all my shopping there for people I cared about. I felt so good knowing the dollars I spent were going to help children. This is Auction Helps Hoyt what the spirit of the holidays is all about.” Again this year, 68 Portland area chari Arboretum ties have joined to open “Our Children’s Uncommon trees and plants, garden Store,” a unique shop in downtown Portland art and special trips to exotic places go on selling gifts for people of all ages. the auction block during “Take A Bough,” Thanks to generous corporate support, a first-ever benefit to support educational 100 percent of the proceeds are returned to programs at the Hoyt Arboretum and the charities to help children in crisis. World Forestry Center. The auction will The store opened last year at 510 S.W. be held Friday, Oct. 2 1 from 6 p.m. to 9:30 Broadway, across the street form the Hotel p.m. in Miller Hall at the World Forestry Vintage Plaza. The gift store will open again Center. this season at the same location beginning Tuesday, Oct. 11 through Dec. 31. African American Men Among the items going on sale are gifts Honored for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, and The fourth annual awards banquet Christmas. Some of the items sold last year honoring outstanding African-American included greeting cards, hand-painted water men in the Portland community will.be ing cans, puppets, gift baskets, bibs, quilts, held Friday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. at Shenani jams and jellies, pillows, wreaths, teddy bears, gans on Swan Island. The event benefits cookbooks, jewelry, posters, hats, decorated the scholarship fund of the Zeta Sigma trays, hand-painted ceramic tiles, CDs and Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha | cassette tapes, books, painted umbrellas and sorority. more. “To give a gift with an enclosure that Artist Blends says “Proceeds from this purchase will help Photographs and Paint a child in crisis’ carries incredible value and meaning. It’s a gift that gives twice,” says "The Photograph as Canvas," an ex hibit by artist Annette Gurdjian, will be shown through Oct. 27 in the College I Center Fireplace Gallery at Mt Hood Community College. The exhibit features a unique blending of the mediums of pho tography and painting. These Are All Our Children Salmon Festival is held Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Oxbow Regional Park. The event features enter tainment, crafts and activities for young sters, storytelling, dancing, arts and crafts, food and a traditional salmon bake. • In Oregon, 32 children died from child abuse in 1992. • In Portland there were 1,911 chil dren abused and neglected in 1993. Being abused as a child increases the likelihood of arrest as a juve nile by 53 percent. Abused chil dren who do not get help are 38 percent more likely to be arrested as adults and to be violent crimi nals. • Sixteen percent of children in Or egon live in poverty. Forty-two percent of 2-year-olds are ad equately immunized, only five states had worse rates. • Half of the people who become poor each year in America are now children. A volunteer helps paint the exterior of "Our Children's Store" on Broadway Street in Down'own Portland. steering committee member Ann Carter. “More than ever, kids need our help. The goal ofOur Children’s Store is to raise needed Bell Elected Advisory Chair For Arts Center Learn To Cook Without Meat Oregon Sate University Extension Service will present a special seminar on healthy cooking Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 2:45 p.m. at the Holly wood Senior Center, 1820 N.E. 40th. The session can help you learn tocook tasty, low-cost meals without meat. The meals are based on whole grains, dried beans, fruits and vegetables. Infor mation about the new Food Guide Pyra mid will also be presented. School Breaks For Teacher Training Portland School District students have the day off Friday, Oct. 14, but teachers will “hit the books” for a statewide in- service day. Portland teachers attend work shops and training sessions on issues in cluding building successful second lan guage classrooms and domestic violence awareness and prevention. Arts Center Begins Lunch Series A free brown-bag lunch series begins at noon Wednesday, Oct. 19 at the Port land Center for the Performing Arts at Broadway and Main, Downtown. Selected scenes from the Tygres Heart Shakespeare Co.’s Much Ado About Nothing. The next brown-bag lunch performances are sched uled Nov. 9 with the Portland Center Stage performs and Dec. 14. with The Portland Opera. Businesses Work Together Holiday gifts and a wide variety of Afro-Centric products go on sale w hen the Black Business Co-op presents the Black Market Co-op. Local vendors and restau rants are joining together to sell their wares Friday, 6 p.m. -9 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a m. to 6 a m. in a community social atmosphere at the OAME Cascade Plaza, 4134 N Vancouver Ave. Community Calendar Submissions: Please send all Community Calendar information two weeks in advance of events starting date. The committee provides citizen input and advice for center activities, a component of Metro regional government and the Met ropolitan Exposition and Recreation Com mission. Bell has been a committee member for several years and helped established the “Friends of the Performing Arts Center,” a non-profit organization dedicated to support ing the center and its community outreach efforts. He is an active com m unity member serving on the boards o f the Lakewood C enter for the Arts in Lake Oswego, P ortland C enter Stage and the Police A ctivities League. Bell is a registered professional engi George E. Bell. neer, employed as vice president for trans eorge E. Bell of Lake Oswego mission services at the Bonneville Power has been named chair of the Administration. advisory committee for the He is a member of the Downtown Rotary Portland Center for the Performing Club and the Portland Chapter of the Ameri Arts. can Leadership Forum. He also serves as a mentor to school children. G funds and to raise awareness about children’s issues,” says Lee Weinstein, founder and steering committee member. • There were 3,086 teen pregnan cies in Oregon in 1991. • Oregon ranks 12th among all states in teen suicides. Teen suicides have tripled in the past 30 years. Northwest Talent Presented The insight, entertaining and purpose ful writing and presentation talent of Dr. Mona Lake Jones will be showcased at the 11 th annual West Coast Black Publishers Association (WCBPA) Convention, Oc tober 26-29, 1994 at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix Hotel. The featured guest is speak ing at the Welcome Luncheon hosted by Anheuser-Busch Companies on Thurs day, October 27th. Mona Lake Jones' creative work has taken her to a variety of settings throughout the country speaking to civic, professional, public and private groups, and educational institutions. She is an exciting new talent who receive standing ovations when she shares her writing with both adults and children. She delivers her works in a concert-style presentation of themes and moods and recently appeared at The Boston Museum of Fine Arts. The Mona Lake Jones Poet, a longtime Seattle educator and civic figure, is know to many as Seattle's multi cultural poet laureate. During recent years, she has gained a national audience for her poetry, published in Essence magazine and her recent book, “The Color of Cul ture." her indelible word portraits paint a rich world of African American life expe riences with insight, humor, and love. Multicultural Senior Center Enhances Lives Seniors have help in maintaining a good quality of life in North and Northeast Port- ' land. That message was sent out into the com munity on Tuesday during acommunity lead ers forum at the Multicultural Senior Center, 5325 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The Urban League of Portland and its adult and senior services department oper ates one of eight district senior centers in Multnomah County at the Multicultural Cen ter. There's a wide variety of programs and services offered, everything from housekeep ing and personal care services to exercise classes and social events. Just because people get old, they shouldn't be forgotten That's adri ving force behind the center s activities, according to Esther Hinson, pro gram director for the Urban League depart ment. "Seniors are not just to be put on the sidelines,” Hinson said. "They’re still vi brant, still able to do things and be involved.” The Urban League sponsors many of the center’s programs with the cooperation and assistance of the county, city and organiza tions such as Loaves and Fishes and North- east Portland Aging Services. The goal is to help seniors maintain safe and independent living. “We have services here to help seniors stay in their homes for as long as possible," Hinson said. Most of the programs are geared to help seniors stay active. The senior center serves elderly and disabled seniors age 60 and older, and under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease. Plans are un derway to expand the services for those in their 50s, Hinson said. The A lz h e im e r’s su p p o rt group started this summer, giving caregivers a four hour break once a week, while the c e n te r ’s su p p o rt s ta ff p ro v id e s the A lzheim er patient with special activi ties, like m usic, arts and crafts and memory exercises Other services include legal assistance, transportation, information and referral and a foot clinic. A case management program gives se niors and their families help to identify and arrange for services to meet their needs. These services can include home bathing, housekeeping, cooking and shopping Activities in and ou, of the center can Congressional candidate Mark Brunelle and his wife Pamela, join Victory Storey, Sherry Archer, Cora Benjamin and other community leaders fora forum at the Multicultural Senior Center. add variety, fun and learning experiences for seniors These services would include sightseeing and shopping trips, potlucks, hot lunches and gatherings to promote good health, personal growth and a strong self image. A Healthy Grandparent program is of fered to provide support, education and other assistance to grandparents who are raising children For more information, call Hinson at the center at 248-5470, extension 4 5 5 1
